Epidemic optic neuropathy is evident in the Somalian population

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Dalmar, Abdirisak A ^a,b   Hodson, Katherine E ^a,b   Plant, Gordon T ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b Al Noor Eye Hospital   (Somalia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LEG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PALLOR; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOMALIA; STOMATITIS; TANZANIA; VISION TEST; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOMALIA; TANZANIA;

EID: 79958032903     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31820d1604     Document Type: Article

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